Devices for supporting advertising matter in tires



Feb. 13, 1934. H, E.Y KlsTLER. 1,946,861

DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING ADVERTISING MATTER IN TIRES Filed June 5, 193:5

I WITNESS M ATTORNEYS (f,

Patented Feb. 13, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DEVICES FORSUPPORTING ADVERTISING MATTER IN TIRES 3 Claims.

This invention relates to a device for supporting advertising matter intires.

An object of the invention is the provision of means for supportingadvertising matter in tires in which the peripheral portion of a thinsheet of fabric or paper is clamped between a pair of split rings whichare adjustable to fit various sizes of tires.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a pair of interttingsplit rings with one end of each ring being provided with a strapbetween which and the said end of the ring is adapted to be inserted theopposite end of the ring and clamped in position by an adjustable meansso that the rings may be extended to t various sizes of tires, a thinsheet of fibrous material having the peripheral portion thereof clampedbetween the split rings for holding the paper or fabric taut.

This invention will be best understood from a consideration of thefollowing detailed description, in view of the accompanying drawingforming a part of the specification; nevertheless, it is to beunderstood that the invention is not confined to the disclosure, beingsusceptible of such changes and modifications which shall define nomaterial departure from the salient features of the invention asexpressed in the appended claims. I

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a View in elevation of an advertising medium fitted withinthe center of a spare tire,

Figure 2 is a fragmentary vertical section through a pair of split ringsfor holding the advertising matter in position, Y

Figure 3 is a transverse vertical section taken along the line 3--3 ofFigure 2,

Figure 4 is a fragmentary plan view of the section shown in Figure 2,and

Figure 5 is a vertical section of a portion of the split rings which areopposite to the portion shown in Figure 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, 10 designates a spare tirewhich may be placed in a Window or carried at the rear of an automobilein which is centrally mounted a sheet of paper or fabric 11 upon whichadvertising matter 12 is placed.

The supporting means for the fabric 11, and which is generally indicatedby the numeral 13 in Fig. 1, consists of a pair of split rings 14 and15. These rings are circular and are adapted to be snugly fitted withineach other to clamp the peripheral portion 16 of the fabric 11.

To one end 17 of the split outer ring 15 is secured at 18 a strap 19.This strap extends from the secured portion 18 to the outer end andterminates adjacent the free end of the portion 17 of the ring 15. Theother free end 20 of the ring 15 is provided with an elongated slot, asshown at 2l and at spaced points this end of the strap is provided withbosses 22 adapted to be received by circumferentially formed bosses 23on the strap 19. Adjacent these bosses on the end 20 of the ring 15 aremarked numerals which indicate the dimension of the tire forfacilitating the adjustment of the ring for application to a particulartire.

Adjacent the free end of the portion 17 of the ring 15 is secured athreaded stud 25 and this stud passes through the slot 21 of the end 20of the ring and through a perforation 26 formed in the strap 19 adjacentone of the bosses 23. A wing nut 27 is Vscrewed onto the threaded stud25 for causing the boss 23 to snugly fit the boss 22 for locking thefree endsof the ring together.

IThe inner ring 14 has its ends constructed in a similar manner to theends of the ring 15 and these ends are similarly adjusted and secured inplace. The ring 14 has a strap 30 secured at 31 to the end 32 of thering 14 and the free end of this strap terminates adjacent the free endof the portion 32 of the ring 14. The strap 30 and the end 32 of thering are provided respectively with intertting bosses 33 and 34. The end32 is slotted, as shown at 35, to receive the thread ed portion of abolt 36 secured to the end portion 37 of the ring 14. A wing nut 38clamps the adjacent intertted bosses 33 and 34 together for securing theends of the split ring 14 together. It will be noted that the endportion 32 of the split ring is located between the strap 30 and the endportion 37 of the ring.

The outer edge of the ring 15 is provided with a flange 40 which engagesthe outer side wall of the tire 10 and provides means for aiding inretaining the advertising supporting device on the tire 10. The oppositeedge of the ring, as shown at 41, is provided with a bead.

The outer edge of the split ring 14 is provided with an inturned flange42 and the inner edge is likewise provided with an inturned flange, asshown at 43. These inturned flanges on the inner ring facilitate theinsertion of the inner ring within the outer ring while the outer flange42 engages the inner face of the fabric 1l for aiding in maintaining thefabric taut when the peripheral portion 16 of the fabric is clampedbetween the rings. The inner ring 14 at a point substantially oppositethe split ends is provided with a transverse rib which is adapted to bealined with a transverse rib 51 on the ring 15 and these ribs aid inproperly positioning the rings Within each other. Furthermore, theseclamped portions or ribs 50 and 51 operate to pinch the peripheralportion of the fabric at this point for aiding in maintaining the fabricin position.

If it be desired to increase the diameter of the rings for tires ofgreater diameter than previously employed it is only necessary torelease the set screws 27 and 38 when the interfitted free ends of therings may be moved longitudinally outwardly between the straps 19, 30and the respective free ends of the rings until another pair oi' bosseson each of the rings snap into position when the nuts 27 and 38 may thenbe tightened.

The rings iit snugly together so that when the peripheral portion 16 ofthe fabric 11 is clamped between the rings, the rings Will befrictionally held together.

The outer split ring is extended to neatly fit the interior of the innerperiphery of the spare tire which is placed in a show window forexhibition purposes. The split ends of the ring are clamped in positionas described above. The inner split ring is then expanded or contractedand the split ends are xed in position after which the fabric is placedover the inner split ring. Since the inner split ring has been acljustedto neatly t within the outer ring with sufncient space to accommodatethe periphery of the fabric the inner ring is then forced into the outerring so that the fabric will be stretched taut across the outer exposedface. The assembled device is then slipped into the inner periphery ofthe tire. In other words, the rings and fabric are assembled firstbefore they are placed in the tire 10.

I claim:

1. A device for retaining advertisingr matter on tires comprising anexpansible ring having a flange to engage the tire, means for retainingthe split ring in expanded or contracted position, a second ringreceived within the iirst ring, a sheet of fibrous material having itsperipheral portion located between the intertted rings, means forretaining the second ring in expanded or contracted position within thefirst ring so that it will clamp the peripheral portion or the sheetagainst the iirst ring, one edge of the second ring being provided withan inturned flange for supporting the sheet of material.

2. A device for retaining advertising matter on tires comprising a splitring, one free end of the split ling having a slot, a strap providedwith a perforation and secured at one end to the outer face of thesecond end of the ring, the first-mentioned end of the ring beingreceived between the strap and the second-mentioned end of the ring, athreaded lug secured to the second-mentioned end of the ring, receivedby the slot and passing through the perforation in the strap, said ringhaving a ange engaging the tire, a second split ring adapted to beexpanded or contracted and to be fitted snugly into the rst ring andhaving means for retaining the ring in expanded or contracted position,a sheet of fibrous material having its peripheral portion clampedbetween said rings by the expanded second ring.

3. A device for retaining advertising matter on tires comprising a pairof split rings adapted to be snugly fitted into each other, a sheet offibrous material having the peripheral portion thereof clamped betweenthe rings, means on each split .1 ring for securing the ends of thesplit rings in a iixed position, and means on one of the rings forengaging the tire and for retaining said rings in position on said tire.

HERMAN E. KISTLER.

